Soccer, volleyball and golf, oh my!

Last week, Union was packed. Hundreds of high school students from dozens of Adventist academies made their way to campus for both a volleyball tournament and a soccer tournament. This year was the very first time the tournament also featured golf from Forest Lake Academy and Collegedale Academy. Now, I didn’t get to see very much of the boys’ soccer tournament, as I was working the camera for the girls’ volleyball tournament, but I did see many of the volleyball matches, all of which were very intense. They never failed to keep fans and supporters at the edge of their seats. Here is a quick recap of the journey each winning team took on the path to their championship wins.

In the boys’ soccer tournament, Sunnydale Adventist Academy first defeated Maplewood Academy, then went on to defeat Forest Lake Academy. Then, in the championship game, Sunnydale defeated Andrews Academy to win the championship. It was a great display of how truly talented the schools’ players are.

In the volleyball tournament, Forest Lake Academy won the championship by first defeating North Tampa Christian Academy and then Midland Adventist Academy to earn their spot in the championship round. In a hard-fought match, Forest Lake Academy defeated Collegedale Academy to win the championship. These girls did their absolute best in competing.

Overall, I’d say it was a very good tournament. All teams played intense and entertaining games and performed at 102% in every match. It will be interesting to see what happens in next year’s tournaments.

By Evan Majors